Maybe the Beast Isn't Slouching Toward Us So Fast...
The Republicans are marching toward a historic victory in November, and Obama and the pathetic Democrats are crumbling to dust due to their failure to undo the damage that the last Republican administration did to the country, right? Well, that's what you'd believe from the news, right? Here are a few examples from today's press:
Bob Herbert, NYT: "It’s no secret that the president is in trouble politically"
Roger Cohen, NYT: "But Obama soon found himself caught in the gridlock of the very partisan shrieking he had vowed to overcome. "
Michael Gerson, Washington Post: "The last few weeks have seen Democratic problems solidify across the country, in ways the Not-So-Great Communicator has been powerless to prevent. The bottom is dropping out of polls for Democratic candidates in states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio, where battlegrounds threaten to become routs."
Brent Budowsky, The Hill: "The 2010 elections are in the ninth inning. There are two outs. The Democrats are down by two runs."
Well, that's the truth, right?
From Talking Points Memo today: "Over the last week, five polling organizations have come out showing the Democrats 1 point ahead of the Republicans."
And here's a chart showing a composite of polls, from pollster, via Daily Kos:
Funny, isn't it? When the Republicans are ahead in the polling, it is the biggest story in the whole country. As the election draws closer, and the Democrats take the lead, the biggest story in the country is that the Republicans are still ahead.
Not a true story, but still the story.
If there is anyone out there that still thinks that the mainstream press are the dupes of the Republicans, rather than their collaborators, well, it's time to get things straight.
Bob Herbert, NYT: "It’s no secret that the president is in trouble politically"
Roger Cohen, NYT: "But Obama soon found himself caught in the gridlock of the very partisan shrieking he had vowed to overcome. "
Michael Gerson, Washington Post: "The last few weeks have seen Democratic problems solidify across the country, in ways the Not-So-Great Communicator has been powerless to prevent. The bottom is dropping out of polls for Democratic candidates in states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio, where battlegrounds threaten to become routs."
Brent Budowsky, The Hill: "The 2010 elections are in the ninth inning. There are two outs. The Democrats are down by two runs."
Well, that's the truth, right?
From Talking Points Memo today: "Over the last week, five polling organizations have come out showing the Democrats 1 point ahead of the Republicans."
And here's a chart showing a composite of polls, from pollster, via Daily Kos:
Funny, isn't it? When the Republicans are ahead in the polling, it is the biggest story in the whole country. As the election draws closer, and the Democrats take the lead, the biggest story in the country is that the Republicans are still ahead.
Not a true story, but still the story.
If there is anyone out there that still thinks that the mainstream press are the dupes of the Republicans, rather than their collaborators, well, it's time to get things straight.
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